Just about an hour ago, I was thinking about reaching out to Robert Scoble, who is a true star of social media and one of the first people to get me interested in blogging (which was perhaps the first ’social media’ tool available) at the Blog Business Summit held in Seattle in 2006. I wanted [...]
The Story of Joe "The Connector" Kennedy's Job Search Thru Social Media
Category Archives: Job Search
I Just Applied as Senior Social Media Manager at Behringer
Since I launched my personal social media campaign to find my next opportunity last month, I have actually only applied for a few select positions. Although I have had a lot of great referrals and recommendations for my work in social media and community building, I am going to start being more active in looking [...]
Five Things You Can Do to Help
Now that I have greatly narrowed my focus to looking for an opportunity as a community builder and evangelist, there are some things you can do to help if you are so inclined.
1) Please let me know if you hear about any opportunities that might be a fit.
2) Check out PearlTrees.com – sign up, play [...]
Changing the Name and Changing the Game
I’ve decided to change the name of this blog/project from “Social Media and the Job Search” to “Using Social Media to Discover The Next Opportunity”. Not a huge change, but as someone I know says “words are culture” and this more properly describes the goal of the site.
Update: Two Weeks into Social Media Campaign to Secure Employment
A lot has happened in the past two weeks since I launched my personal social media campaign to find employment. I don’t have a full time position yet, but there are opportunities that are opening up – I can feel that some good things are going to be happening soon.
Good News / Bad News Unintended Results from Social Media Campaign to Find Employment
Since starting my personal social media campaign to find employment here in Bellevue, on the Eastside (of Lake Washington), in the greater Seattle area or anywhere in the world, I have had a lot of people sending me job leads, telling me about companies that are hiring and even a couple of people who have [...]
Thank You to Dave Hanley of Banyan Branch
I just applied for a position as a social media analyst at Banyan Branch in Seattle. Principal Dave Hanley was kind enough to send me the job posting through LinkedIn. I have not yet personally met Dave, but we have connected online and he is going to be speaking on “Monitoring Your Brand” at the [...]
What Would YOU Include in a Power Point Presentation of YOUR Story?
As I noted in a previous post, our resumes are basically our stories. I’m not getting enough positive results from two pages of text, so I’m working on 1) rewriting my text resume for the benefit of online applications and 2) building a new media resume in the form of a power point presentation.. If [...]
My Resume Sucks
Although I have a lot of great experience in many different types of roles, I have not yet taken the time to bring that to life in the form of a resume. I’ve found it can be difficult to express real experience and passion on paper and that’s from a guy who used to publish newspapers [...]
Cash Reward Offered to Person Who Helps Me Secure Employment
As part of my recently launched social media campaign to secure employment, I am offering a cash reward of 1/2 of my first paycheck to the person who is instrumental in helping me find a job. That means if you help me find a suitable position, I will be working for you for a full [...]
